Akluj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Akluj plotted against Maharashtra and India. The SNDi of new construction in Akluj rose steadily, compared to Maharashtra which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Akluj's incremental SNDi rose from 4.2 to 4.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Akluj ranked 130th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 1160th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

• Itu, Brazil
• Gurudaspur, Bangladesh
• Moatize, Mozambique
• Alkalere, Nigeria
• Kayanza, Burundi
• Idku, Egypt

In new street additions, Akluj and Itu both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Alkalere fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Akluj and Itu both became progressively more disconnected, while Alkalere fluctuated in connectivity. Akluj and Itu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.